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The number of people who die by simply living in a home that’s too cold is nearly five times higher than deaths from road and road accidents (1,574), and more than carbon monoxide, fire and assault deaths combined, recent research has been able to reveal. Research from the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) […]

The £70 million available through the third release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has been fully allocated, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has recently revealed. This has created a pipeline of energy efficiency work for the industry over the coming months, with households in England and Wales benefiting from improvements […]

Over 1,000 social homes across the UK are set to have energy-efficient heating systems installed as part of the UK GIB’s (Green Investment Bank) latest project, a news source could reveal. The fresh £5 million fund is the GIB’s first investment in the nation’s social housing sector, which will see highly efficient heating systems fitted […]

The majority of MPs believe that energy efficient heating controls should also be installed when boilers are replaced, figures from a recent survey by the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) have been able to reveal. The Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has been campaigning for heating controls to be recognised as an important factor in […]

Energy supplier E.ON has received a massive £7.75m fine from Ofgem after incorrectly charging exit fees and/or overcharging customers following price rises, the energy market watchdog has been able to reveal recently. The fine comes as an extra to the approximately £400,000 E.ON has already paid back to potentially affected customers. Under Ofgem rules, suppliers […]

Buildings (and especially older, poorly insulated ones) account for around 40 percent of energy consumption around any home, and fitting them with efficient energy management systems could lead to significant lower consumption levels and savings in terms of both energy and money, a recent whitepaper by ABB has recently been able to reveal. Building energy […]

A set of simpler, clearer energy tariffs would help consumers save on heating bills by choosing the pricing plans that best suits their needs, recent research by consumer group Which?, together with EDF Energy, has been able to reveal. The survey found 91% of people spotted the cheapest deal when shown simple prices compared to […]

Residents of Dumbiedykes, Moredun, West Mains, South Queensferry and Niddrie Mill in Edinburgh will benefit from a £3.3 million investment into making their homes warmer, more environmentally friendly and cheaper to heat, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The The investment is being delivered through Home Energy Efficiency […]

The UK’s Big Six energy suppliers will earn £118 before tax from each household over the next year, an increase of £5 compared to last month’s estimate, figures published in OFGEM’s Supply Market Indicator have been able to reveal. The SMI is a 12-month forward look at cost trends in the domestic energy market. The […]

Close to 60% of the companies who will be liable to take part in the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) have not started work on the required assessment, data from the third annual Energy Management report drawn up by edie.net has been able to reveal. The ESOS scheme is providing a significant opportunity for UK […]

The majority of firms in the construction segment have no policy to record their energy and emissions use, a recent survey of 300 major building and manufacturing firms across the globe has been able to reveal. The survey conducted in the UK, Nordics, USA, Canada, Brazil and Spain found that, although 68% said they would […]

Improving energy efficiency in the built environment is a key factor in cutting CO2 emissions and boosting energy efficiency. This exact concept was recently demonstrated by Balfour Beatty, who have created one of the UK’s most energy-efficient student halls at Girton College, University of Cambridge. The state of the art building gets half of its […]